FIFA 2022 Men’s World Cup Highlights: Photos

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FIFA 2022 Men’s World Cup Highlights From The Opening Ceremony & Beyond

FIFA 2022 Men’s World Cup Highlights From The Opening Ceremony & Beyond — GOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!

Soccer fans around the world all know the sound of that four-letter word!

The FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar pits 32 teams against each other across 64 matches for an entire month of non-stop football action. The action starts on November 20, 2022, until the championship match on December 18th. See all the highlights from the world’s most popular sporting competition!

Five-time champions, Brazil head into the competition as tournament favorites, while Lionel Messi’s Argentina are also among the front-runner. European nations such as defending champions France, Germany, England, Netherlands, Portugal, and Croatia will fancy their chances too.

Who will win the coveted trophy this time?

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Gonçalo Rises To The Occasion

Gonçalo Rises To The Occasion — Gonçalo Ramos, nicknamed “Pistoleiro” by fans, got the nod to start in place of captain Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal v Switzerland. Long story short, he left the pitch with the match ball following a hat trick and 6-1 win over the Swiss.

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Ronaldo Cheers From The Bench

Ronaldo Cheers From The Bench — Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal cheers from the sidelines during their clash with Switzerland. Head coach, Fernando Santos expressed frustration with his 37-year-old star the day before he dropped him from the starting lineup. The move paid off though, as Portugal defeated the Swiss 6-1 and moved on to the quarter-finals.

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A Legend is Born

A Legend is Born — No matter who lifts the cup at the end of the tournament, goalkeeper Yassine Bounou of Morocco will be remembered for his impenetrable defense. He held Spain to ZERO goals during their tense shootout.

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Spain Goes Down on Penalty Kicks…Again

Spain Goes Down on Penalty Kicks…Again — Achraf Hakimi of Morocco scores the winning strike in the penalty shootout against Spain. As the only continental African nation remaining, Morocco’s Cinderella run moved on to the quarter-finals.

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Showing Love To The Greatest of Them All

Showing Love To The Greatest of Them All — After their 4-1 win against South Korea, team Brazil holds a banner showing love and support for Pele who was hospitalized at the time.

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Brazil Faces a Worthy Opponent In South Korea

Brazil Faces a Worthy Opponent In South Korea — South Korean football fans cheer their team during the street cheering event between Brazil and South Korea at the Gwanghwamun square in Seoul. About 30,000 South Korean fans gathered for the match but Brazil beat South Korea by 4-1.

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Excited England Fans at BOXPARK

Excited England Fans at BOXPARK — Back in the UK, England fans full of emotion celebrate as England scores against Senegal.

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Fans of The Lions of Teranga

Fans of The Lions of Teranga — Meanwhile, Senegalese fans were not so happy as their team fail to advance after losing to the Three Lions, 3-0.

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Find Your True Love In Football (…or Soccer)

Find Your True Love In Football (…or Soccer) — Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud share a moment after France scores against Poland. Les Bleus move on after a 3-1 win.

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Japan’s Historic Run Ends

Japan’s Historic Run Ends — Japanese players bow to their fans after being defeated by Croatia after a battle that ended in penalty kicks (3-1).

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Argentina Moves On

Argentina Moves On — Right winger and striker, Lionel Messi gets support from the fans of Argentina during the match versus Australia aka The Socceroos. Argentina advanced 2-1.

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Disappointment for the USA

Disappointment for the USA — In the first match of the knockout round, Christian Pulisic (front R) of the United States, weeps next to head coach Gregg Berhalter after losing to the Netherlands. The USA failed to advance but their future looks bright. See y’all in 2026!

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Cameroon Tops Brazil

Cameroon Tops Brazil — A shirtless Vincent Aboubakar of Cameroon celebrates his goal against tournament favorite, Brazil. Unfortunately, it was not enough for his team to make it to the Round of 16.

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Germany’s End Comes Early

Germany’s End Comes Early — Thomas Mueller of Germany salutes fans after the match with Costa Rica. The Germans won the match 4-2 but failed to qualify for the next stage.

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Female Referees Make History

Female Referees Make History — France’s Stéphanie Frappart made history on Thursday as the first woman to referee a men’s World Cup match. Alongside assistants Neuza Back from Brazil and Karen Diaz from Mexico.

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Qatar Al Rayyan 2022 World Cup Group B Wal vs Eng – 29 Nov 2022

Qatar Al Rayyan 2022 World Cup Group B Wal vs Eng – 29 Nov 2022 — Fans of England cheer before the Group B match between Wales. The England national football team are called ‘The Three Lions’ because of their iconic crest, which features ….three lions.

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Captain America

Captain America — Christian Pulisic’s heroic goal sinks Iran and propels USMNT into the round of 16.

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USA On The Brink

USA On The Brink — USA fans are seen celebrating in the stands after Christian Pulisic gives the USMT life in a must-win match.

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Brazil Moves On

Brazil Moves On — Casemiro’s goal against Switzerland secured Brazil’s record 17th consecutive unbeaten game in the group stages despite being without captain Neymar, who was out due to injury.

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Protestor Makes a Run For It

Protestor Makes a Run For It — A man carrying a rainbow flag and wearing a T-shirt in support of Iranian women ran into the pitch during Portugal v Uruguay match.

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Hair Goals

Hair Goals — Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo appears to have scored his side’s opening goal which was later credited to Bruno Fernandes. Portugal moves on to the knock out round after defeating Uruguay 2-0.

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Morocco Stuns Belgium

Morocco Stuns Belgium — Abdelhamid Sabiri of Morocco celebrates scoring the opening goal. Morocco pulled off the upset, toppling Belgium, 2-0.

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Oh Canada!

Oh Canada! — Fans celebrate Alphonso Davies scoring Canada’s only goal in the tournament. Croatia scored two goals near the end of the first half and went on to eliminate Canada with a 4-1 victory.

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Argentina and Mexico Battle

Argentina and Mexico Battle — A fan showing support for both soccer powerhouses. Argentina defeated Mexico 2-0.

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The Three Lions Meet The USA

The Three Lions Meet The USA — Fans celebrate the highly anticipated matchup but USMNT held England to a scoreless draw.

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Brazil Enters The Chat

Brazil Enters The Chat — Brazil celebrates a 2-0 victory at the end of their opening match against Serbia.

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Japan Stuns Germany

Japan Stuns Germany — Japan fans celebrate at full-time after a stunning German defeat.

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Early Struggles for Argentina

Early Struggles for Argentina — Lionel Messi scratches his head in wonder as tournament favorite, Argentina loses to Saudi Arabia in a Group C match-up.

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Saudi Arabian Upset

Saudi Arabian Upset — Saudi Arabian fans celebrate a win over soccer powerhouse, Argentina 1-0 in Group C’s opening match.

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VIVA MEXICO!

VIVA MEXICO! — All smiles from a few fans that traveled far to support Mexico aka ‘El Tri’.

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Iranian Players Make A Statement

Iranian Players Make A Statement — Iran players remain silent during the national anthem in apparent protest at the Iranian regime.

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Team USA’s Cup Debut

Team USA’s Cup Debut — The USMNT was forced to settle in their opening World Cup match for a 1-1 draw v. Wales.

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Opening Ceremony

Opening Ceremony — BTS‘ Jung Kook Debut New Single ’Dreamers’ at the Opening Ceremony at the Al Bayt Stadium.

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